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BASE MAPS

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
Bathymetry
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Elevation
Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Shaded Relief
Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Glaciers and Sea Ice
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Rivers and Lakes
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Watersheds Metadata [JPEG] [shp],[mxd],[GeoPDF], [kmz]
Major Roads
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Political Boundaries
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Population Density
Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Populated Places
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Railroads
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Airports, 2011
Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]

TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
Seasonal Land Cover Change
Metadata [GIF] [TIFF]
Terrestrial Ecoregions Metadata

Level I [JPEG]
Level II [JPEG]
Level III [JPEG]

Level I:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz],
Level II:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz],
Level III:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]

Wetlands
Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Land Cover Metadata [JPEG] [geopdf], [mxd], [erdas img], [announcement], [terms of use], [kmz]
North American Forests, 2011
Metadata [JPEG] [geopdf], [mxd],[shp]
Priority Conservation Areas: Grasslands, 2005 Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Priority Conservation Areas: Grasslands, 2010 Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Terrestrial Protected Areas, 2008 Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Terrestrial Protected Areas, 2010 Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Species of Common Conservation Concern Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
American Black Bear Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Black-tailed Prairie Dog Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Burrowing Owl Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
California Condor Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Ferruginous Hawk Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Golden-cheeked Warbler Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Gray Wolf Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Loggerhead Shrike Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Mexican Long-nosed Bat Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Monarch Butterfly Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Mountain Plover Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Peregrine Falcon Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Piping Plover Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Sonoran Pronghorn Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Southern Long-nosed Bat Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Spotted Owl Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Whooping Crane Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]

MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
Baja to Bering Region Metadata (In Progress) [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Marine Ecoregions
Metadata (In Progress)

Level I [JPEG]
Level II [JPEG]
Level III [JPEG]

Level I:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Level II:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Level III:
[shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]

Marine Protected Areas Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Priority Conservation Areas: Baja to Bering, 2005 Metadata (In Progress) [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
MPA Ecological Scorecards Sites Metadata (In Progress) [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Species of Common Conservation Concern Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Blue Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Fur Seal Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Gray Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Green Turtle Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Hawksbill Turtle Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Humpback Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Kemp's Ridley Turtle Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Killer Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Leatherback Turtle Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Loggerhead Turtle Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
North Atlantic Right Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
North Pacific Right Whale Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Pink-footed Shearwater Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Sea Otter Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Short-tailed Albatross Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Vaquita Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Xanthus's Murrelet Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]

POLLUTION AND WASTE

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
2006 Pollutant Releases and Transfers (PRTR) Reporting Facilities [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [KMZ]
Pollutant Releases and Transfers (PRTR) Reporting Facilities, 2005 Metadata [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
North American Power Plant Air Emissions, 2005 Metadata [JPEG] All Power Plants:
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd],[kmz]

CO2
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]

Hg
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]

NOX
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]

PM10
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]

PM2.5
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]

SO2
[shp],[GeoPDF],[mxd]
Estimated Freight Railroad CO2 Emissions along the Mexico City to Montreal Transportation Corridor, 2010 N/A [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Estimated Freight Railroad CO2 Emissions along the Mexico City to Montreal Transportation Corridor, 2035 N/A [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Estimated Truck CO2 Emissions along the Mexico City to Montreal Transportation Corridor, 2010 N/A [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Estimated Truck CO2 Emissions along the Mexico City to Montreal Transportation Corridor, 2035 N/A [JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Commercial Marine Vessel Emissions Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [shp], [layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]

HUMAN INFLUENCE

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
Anthropogenic Biomes readme file [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Human Influence on Terrestrial Ecosystems Metadata [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Irrigated Areas Ancillary Documentation [JPEG] [GRID], [IMG], [GRID layer package], [IMG layer package], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Installed Renewable Energy

Technical Report
Metadata

[JPEG] [shp], [mxd], [GeoPDF], [kmz]
Nighttime Lights Metadata [JPEG] [mxd], [GeoPDF], [TIFF]

CLIMATE

Map Layer Description and Metadata Snapshot Downloadable Files
Temperature (1950-2000)
Monthly
Annual Mean
Annual Max
Annual Min
Monthly
Annual Mean
Annual Max
Annual Min
[JPEG] Jan, [JPEG] Feb, [JPEG] Mar, [JPEG] Apr, [JPEG] May, [JPEG] June, [JPEG] July, [JPEG] Aug, [JPEG] Sep, [JPEG] Oct, [JPEG] Nov, [JPEG] Dec, [JPEG] Annual Mean, [JPEG] Annual Max, [JPEG] Annual Min Monthly : [GRID], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Annual Mean : [GRID], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Annual Max : [GRID], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Annual Min : [GRID], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Precipitation (1950-2000)
Monthly
Annual
Monthly
Annual
[JPEG] Jan,[JPEG] Feb,[JPEG] Mar,[JPEG] Apr,[JPEG] May,[JPEG] June,[JPEG] July,[JPEG] Aug,[JPEG] Sep,[JPEG] Oct,[JPEG] Nov,[JPEG] Dec,[JPEG] Annual Monthly : [grid], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
Annual : [grid], [mxd], [GeoPDF]
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